The $5,000 Lesson

The company that trained Ed Garrett to be an MCSE stated that if it didn’t land him a job, it would pay him $5,000. Garrett’s got his certification, but no IT job and no $5,000. 06/12/2002

Next Version of SMS to be Fully Active-Directory Integrated

The next release of SMS, officially dubbed “SMS 2003,” will not merely extend AD—it will become one of a handful of Microsoft products to be directory-enabled; SMS 2003 will also offer significant arc 06/12/2002

Microsoft Eats Own Dogfood with Streaming Media

In an effort to show the scalability of the streaming media software to be included in Windows .NET Server, Microsoft announced on Wednesday that its joint venture with NBC, the MSNBC news Web site, has been running the beta code for more than two months. 06/12/2002

Exam Guides Redesigned

Microsoft has redesigned several of its exam objectives guides and wants to get your feedback. 06/12/2002

Critical Vulnerability in IE, ISA and Proxy Server

Microsoft hastily issued a pre-patch workaround for a critical vulnerability involving the handling of the Gopher protocol in several of its products after parties went public with the information. 06/12/2002

ASP.NET Patched

ASP.NET came of age this week when Microsoft posted a security patch for a vulnerability arising in some Web server farm environments. 06/11/2002

Microsoft Unveils TrustBridge

Microsoft fleshed out its roadmap for federated Web services on Thursday by detailing a new Windows technology for cross-company user authentication that goes by the code-name "TrustBridge." 06/06/2002

Beta of Windows XP SP1 Released

Microsoft took a big step toward delivering the first service pack for Windows XP this week by releasing a beta version of the patch for select test users. 06/06/2002

IBM Keeps Lead in Global Server Market

Market research firm IDC said last week that IBM Corp. remained the number one vendor in worldwide server revenue in the first quarter of 2002. It also noted the server market shrank in terms of revenue, compared to the same quarter a year ago. 06/06/2002

MCSD.NET Exams Finally Debut

MCAD.NET/MCSD.NET candidates can begin the process toward obtaining the new .NET developer certifications. Just released: exam 70-306 and exam 70-316. 06/06/2002

MCP Decade: Prize Winners

Last month, in celebration of Microsoft's MCP program's decade milestone, we ran a contest giveaway. 06/06/2002

Windows .NET Server Exams: Spring or Summer 2003?

The release date for the exams is "more an issue of semantics than hard deadlines" says Microsoft; exam releases will be dictated by the software's ship date. 06/06/2002

Gartner: Room for Improvement in IT Asset Management

Analysts at Gartner say that most IT managers aren't keeping their houses in order when it comes to asset management. 06/05/2002

StuffIt Deluxe 7.5

Total Access Detective 2002

Oracle9i Release 2 Ships

Oracle put out its second release for its flagship Oracle9i database on Wednesday, and this time there's no lag for a Windows version. 06/05/2002

SSW Access Reporter .NET For IIS

ASP.NET for Developers Series

SQLLiteSpeed

CERT Warns of Yahoo! Messenger Vulnerabilities

It may be a good time to firm up your organization's policies on use of the Yahoo! instant messaging client. 06/05/2002

DbEncrypt for Microsoft SQL Server

XSelerator 2.5

Klez is King

The slippery Klez worm topped anti-virus vendor Sophos' monthly list of the Top 10 most reported viruses for the third straight month in May. 06/04/2002

AMD Demonstrates Opteron in 4-Way Server

At a technology conference in Taiwan, chipmaker AMD demonstrated its upcoming 64-bit processors running in a four-processor server. It was the first time AMD had demonstrated greater-than-two-processor scalability for its chips. 06/04/2002

Microsoft Posts New Beta of Java Conversion Tool

Microsoft on Tuesday released a second beta of a tool for converting code written in Microsoft Visual J++ to the newer Microsoft C# language. The tool, called the Java Language Conversion Assistant or JLCA, is based on technology licensed from ArtinSoft, a Costa Rican company specializing in enterprise software migration and upgrades. 06/04/2002

Certified Mail: June 2002

User rights, disappearing MCTs and a look into the future of the MCP program. 06/01/2002

The Xbox Files

Is Microsoft's wonder toy the next step in the evolution of the PC? 06/01/2002

Remote Operator

Windows 2000 offers a number of ways to manage your servers and user applications when you aren’t, or can’t be, physically present. Come along for a guided tour, including a peek into the .NET future. 06/01/2002

70-306: Generation Gap

Visual Studio .NET promises to be more useful than any development platform yet. But be prepared to face some brainteasers along the way. 06/01/2002

Documenting Your Network

Mapping your hardware, devices and network connections will help you pinpoint your troubles, so don't put it off. Here's what you need to document. 06/01/2002

ECM Security Update Manager to the Rescue

Enterprise-wide security management with just a few clicks of the mouse. 06/01/2002

Canaveral iQ: Low-Cost Solution

Just need a few redundant servers, some shared apps and a quick, inexpensive setup? Check out New Moon Systems. 06/01/2002

Addressing the Issue

Whether adding workstations or reconfiguring your network, this script helps ensure connectivity (and may save you some time, to boot!) 06/01/2002

Server Management in Your Pocket

Three tools extend remote administration to the PocketPC. 06/01/2002

Make Sense of Your Data

Aelita EventAdmin gathers Event Log information and helps you get a handle on it. 06/01/2002

Stuck on the Treadmill

How do we know when we've had enough of product and certification upgrades? 06/01/2002

MetaFrame: Enterprise-Class Remote Administration

If Windows 2000 doesn't scale well enough for your enterprise, consider solutions from the company that originated multi-user Windows technology. 06/01/2002

Here in Windowsville

How much harm comes of the anti-Windows bias in the world of security? 06/01/2002

A Cry for Help

Public Key Infrastructure is at the core of most e-commerce and, therefore, must be done properly. You can do it yourself—or turn to some outside pros. Which option is for you? 06/01/2002

Peek Under the Windows 2000 Hood

Test driving Inside Microsoft Windows 2000, a DVD training pack from David Solomon Seminars. 06/01/2002

Smart Software Distribution

SMS packages are notorious bandwidth hogs. This unique four-step method overcomes the main drawbacks you face in using SMS for software distribution. 06/01/2002

Drill and Drill Again

The Virtual Test Center is aimed at a single goal: passing the exams 06/01/2002

Type Casting

How useful are personality assessment tests—really? Steve shares his thoughts. 06/01/2002

What's in Your Active Directory?

Aelita's Enterprise Directory Reporter collects and organizes AD information. 06/01/2002

License, Please

Staying on top of your organization’s software licenses will keep you gainfully employed and out of court. 06/01/2002

License, Please: Altiris eXpress Compliance Toolkit 5.5

Staying on top of your organization’s software licenses will keep you gainfully employed and out of court. 06/01/2002

License, Please: NetSupport TCO

Staying on top of your organization’s software licenses will keep you gainfully employed and out of court. 06/01/2002

Seal the Cracks

Patchlink Update 3.0 systematically keeps your network up to date. 06/01/2002

Shavlik Releases Tool Building on MBSA

Microsoft's collaborator on the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) released an enhanced version of the tool of its own. Shavlik Technologies this week released EnterpriseInspector 2.0 for vulnerability assessment of Microsoft environments. 05/30/2002

More Robust Quota Management Planned for Windows

Administrators should have more granular control over storage quotas in future versions of Windows under an agreement between Microsoft and Precise Software. 05/30/2002